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Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:42:45 -0700
...volt meter 6 feet of #12 red wire 6 feet of #12 black wire 4 each of crimp on insulated ends, blue color, 1...
Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:42:06 -0700
...with the headlights when the ignition is switched > of. A three position VW fog light switch is wired to also allow > independent operation of...
Re: Got a new Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 29 Jul 2020 08:38:48 -0600
...BlazeCut" Eng' Fire Suppression Ignition Relay HeadLight Relay https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/-the-switch-saver-relay-master-kit Horn Relay > Has been...
how did this happen ... ?
Historical mailing list - sg
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:59:53 -0800
...well, i took off the wire from the ignition coil to the dist cap, and the four wires from the distributor cap to the...
Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 25 Jun 2016 14:57:45 -0400
...GOWESTY AFM no start problem O2 Green wire to braided wire with ignition on is .44 VDC is this correct ? Hope fully I understood...
Re: $300 reward for advice
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 07:26:59 -0400
...The mechanics have replace the control unit, fuel pump, ignition switch, ignition wires, temp sensors. No problem My name is Eddie Mikell, and you...
Re: headlights (all) - poof! - continued...
Historical mailing list - Grungy
Mon, 4 Apr 2011 22:25:57 -0500
I bought the '89 Carat kit ;-) - it came to me this way, used. Thanks for the instructions - I may be able to reverse-engineer...
Headlite wiring & adding Euro style grille & small driving lites to my 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - bueses
Mon, 5 Dec 2005 12:09:15 -0700
...The current flow from the alternator through undersized wiring to the > battery, then to the fuse box, ignition switch, headlight switch, back to the...
Eurospec Conv.(followup-kinda
Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
Tue, 29 Dec 1998 17:19:00 -0700
...What the heck is a "Tachometer Kit" and why did it cost $20? Is there something inherently different between the wasserboxer's electronic ignition...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:57:33 -0700
...I think Scott was referring to the wire between the > terminal on the ignition coil and pin #1 of the ECU. If this > wire...
Re: Eurospec Conv.(followup-kinda
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 29 Dec 1998 20:52:34 -0800
...What the heck is a "Tachometer Kit" >and why did it cost $20? Is there >something inherently different between >the wasserboxer's electronic ignition...
Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 12 May 2009 07:53:17 -0400
...I removed the relay, turned on the > ignition and the pump still ran. Turns out the PO/Tech had run a wire from > terminal...
Re: Headlights Not Working!
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:42:22 EDT
...Head light switch and/or ignition switch and/or ground wires on fire wall behind fuse box, all very common problems on the Vanagons...
Re: Toolkit
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 01:33:27 -0800
...Points and condensor ignition system with four fresh spark > plugs and 8L of coolant. Sometimes I am hours from no where and if I...
Re: Amateur questions: Wrong spark plugs? Coolant corrosion?
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Mon, 1 Aug 2011 03:54:20 -0600
...Well as I was attaching my new ignition wires (first time), which the Bosch directions for call for a 'hard!' push, I failed to...
Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 8 Sep 2016 18:43:35 +0000
...Also, I replaced the Meyle ignition switch with the Kostal ignition switch. Feels different, in a good way: the engine fires without the key...
Re: Amateur questions: Wrong spark plugs? Coolant corrosion?
Historical mailing list - Tyler Dann
Mon, 1 Aug 2011 12:36:21 -0800
...s no longer produced. > > Well as I was attaching my new ignition wires (first time), which the Bosch > directions for call for a 'hard...
Re: Wiring harness to distributor plug
Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
Mon, 23 Sep 2013 05:34:05 -0700
...234 485 024 Plug Sleeve, Ignition System. It's the connection from the coil to the distributor. The wires in my plug were kinda...
Re: Eurospec problem
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Tue, 12 Oct 1999 22:54:44 -0700
...I think > this wire has too much voltage drop for the new ecu which > was designed for a jetta engine (shorter wires, since everything...
Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 2 Dec 2014 16:02:38 -0800
...And Now I have a new coil, ignition wires, distributor cap and rotor, too. The fellow at the shop felt the plugs were quite...
Re: Starter system woes
Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:01:06 -0800
...hard > start > > relay" kit. The problem is caused by a marginal design, resistance at > the > > start terminals in the ignition switch, aged wiring with...
Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:15:04 -0400
...Also, realize that the green wires to/from the coil >> are for >> ignition pulses not power. >> >> Your use of a jumper wire to test...
electrical problem
Historical mailing list - Steven G Wacker
Sun, 5 Mar 2000 18:58:04 -0800
...When I tired to start it, I found the ignition switch (mechanical part) was broke and needed to be replaced. That done Kevin (my...
Re: Got a new Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:43:51 -0600
...BlazeCut" Eng' Fire Suppression > > > Ignition Relay > > HeadLight Relay > > https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/-the-switch-saver-relay-master-kit > > Horn Relay > Has been...
Re: how did this happen ... ?
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:02:36 -0600
...well, i took off the wire from the ignition coil to the > dist cap, and the four wires from the distributor cap to the...
Re: 1981 Fuse S9 Potential Future Loads
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 1 Aug 2017 21:31:09 -0700
...I didn't want to install that future load wire if S9 was already maxed out with loads. The Hella fog light kit c...
Re: Re-occuring problem
Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:30:08 -0700
...The wire that connects the ignition switch to the number 50 > >terminal on the starter solenoid (the voltage drop culprit), is removed > >from the...
Re: Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:58:38 -0800
Just pony up for Volks Cafe's Relay Kits - quick, easy, cheap and effective. http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_459_584...
Re: 2nd battery Westy questions
Historical mailing list - bueses
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:50:50 -0600
...These both rin through the fuse block behind the seat. > The light over the kitchen is wired to the starting battery independent of > the...
Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 11 May 2009 18:52:18 -0700
...I removed the relay, turned on the > ignition and the pump still ran. Turns out the PO/Tech had run a wire from > terminal...
Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 11 May 2009 19:19:18 -0700
...I removed the relay, turned on the ignition and the pump still ran. Turns out the PO/Tech had run a wire from terminal...
Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:00:53 EDT
...an ignition amp from a SAAB 900T. You can also use their magnet drive kit. Still other options with some imagination. I wired up...
Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 04:30:40 -0800
...I've got a GoWesty dual battery kit in my 87, and it keeps blowing the 30amp fuse on the relay. But not consistently...
Re: Wipers STILL don't work!! Arrgh!!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 7 Apr 2011 13:49:52 -0700
...In that case, I discovered the > new horn contact wire came with a different connector on the end of the > connection wire. The connection...
Re: Delays: auto transmission and starter motor
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Wed, 22 Aug 2001 22:08:29 -0700
...the relay with a wire that I attached, using the alternator for power. I have yet to check the ignition switch and some relays...
GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 5 Nov 2007 13:40:55 -0800
...In other words the more currently you put through a wire the more voltage loss you get - these old wires will have a lot...
Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 8 Sep 2016 13:45:42 -0600
...I think this subtle design feature as well as the black glass-filled (I think) nylon lower half of the ignition switch makes the...
Re: On the road and need some help
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:57:40 -0600
...your road repair kit an induction type strobe timing light. With this you can clip it around an ignition wire and it will fire...
12% more power with Haltech?(long)
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Tue, 3 Jul 2001 18:12:42 -0500
...gases(Halmeter kit from TWM), another $70 for a second O-2 sensor(made by AC), and mandatory Manga Core plug wires were cheap...
Re: Need Help with Headlights
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 00:28:51 -0500
...SA Grill Kit, Upgraded Relay Kit. A couple of weeks ago my high beams went out. It was a broken wire on my upgraded...
Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:38:10 -0500
...Also, realize that the green wires to/from the coil >>> are for >>> ignition pulses not power. >>> >>> Your use of a jumper wire to test...
Re: [Re: Re-occuring problem]
Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
Tue, 12 Jun 2001 22:00:31 -0700
...The wire that connects the ignition switch to the number 50 > > >terminal on the starter solenoid (the voltage drop culprit), is removed > > >from the...
Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 2 Dec 2014 16:43:54 -0800
...And Now I have a new coil, > ignition wires, distributor cap and rotor, too. > > The fellow at the shop felt the plugs were quite...
Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 8 Sep 2016 14:04:27 +0000
Thanks, Larry. The relay kit I have in my hand is the one from Bus Depot: http://www.busdepot.com/wr1 On the side...
Re: questions on temp gauges
Historical mailing list - Rainer Heller
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 08:35:49 -0800 (PST)
...in 12V from your ignition switch, route it thru the > gauge, then out the other side, thru a LONG wire back to the sender...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:14:48 -0700
...yes or no?? where does the ignition interface with the ECU??? ----- Original Message ---- From: David Kao <dtkao0205@yahoo.com> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
Re: Got a new Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:28:49 -0700
...BlazeCut" Eng' Fire Suppression > > > Ignition Relay > > HeadLight Relay > > > https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/-the-switch-saver-relay-master-kit > > Horn Relay > Has been...
Re: Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:24:03 -0800
...Control them with a leads from the existing low and high wires to the pass side headlight. Power them via a direct feed #8...
Re: 2nd battery Westy questions
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:45:12 -0700
...The light over the kitchen is wired to the starting battery independent of the relay. I proved this fact by pulling both wires and...
Re: Eurospec problem
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 12 Oct 1999 16:49:24 -0700
...I think >this wire has too much voltage drop for the new ecu which >was designed for a jetta engine (shorter wires, since everything...
Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 11 May 2009 23:15:16 -0400
...I removed the relay, turned on the ignition and the pump still ran. Turns out the PO/Tech had run a wire from terminal...
Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 17 Nov 2013 05:45:42 -0500
...Headlamp switch and ignition switch are the ones that normally fail. So��the real reason for installing the headlight relays is to save those...
Re: AC causes engine reduction in performance and stalling
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:18:18 -0400
...You can replace it with a new shielded wire if you can find some. Or I have a kit for $59 that includes the...
Re: Hot start problem
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:13:52 -0500
...I'm guessing that my remaining problem is the wire that controls the engagement of the solenoid switch. I guess it could also be...
Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Mon, 27 Jun 2016 15:50:38 -0700
...GOWESTY AFM no start problem > > O2 Green wire to braided wire with ignition on is .44 VDC is this correct ? > Hope fully I understood...
Re: Starting problems...
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 29 Dec 2002 18:40:09 -0600
...The design is marginal to begin with; the long wire from the ignition switch to the starter ensures that there will be a significant...
Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:55:33 -0800
...The voltage drop on the battery > dash wire is pretty > significant when the headlights are turned on. > > One measly 8-gauge wire feed the...
Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 06:46:31 -0400
...an ignition amp from a SAAB 900T. You can also > use their magnet drive kit. Still other options with some imagination. > > I wired up...
Fwd: Re: VANAGON digest 1372 and the 3000 mile rotor question
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Mon, 26 May 1997 08:04:55 -0500
-- [ From: * EMC.Ver #2.3 ] -- When I acquired my '84 Westy, I installed a Wells rotor and distributor cap, parts of a kit I...
Re: Misfire when coasting?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 1 Jul 2011 14:40:27 -0700
...second...ignition system ..everything about it, coil, wires, igniter , hall sender etc. etc. etc. etc. and then, finally .. and only after those two areas...